What are the characteristics of morning glory? How to plant it?

Morning glory is a flower shaped like a trumpet, also known as the trumpet flower. Morning glory is rich in color and often blooms beautiful flowers in midsummer. In addition to being planted as an ornamental flower, the seeds of morning glory can also be used as medicine. Next, let's take a look at the characteristics of morning glory. How to plant it?

What are the characteristics of morning glory?

1. Growth habits of morning glory.

Morning glory likes to grow in warm, short light and ventilated conditions. it has strong survivability, can withstand drought, is not afraid of high temperature and heat, but is not resistant to cold. Morning glory does not have many requirements on the soil, because it is a deep-rooted flower, even in dry saline-alkali land, it can survive.

2. Flowering period and color of morning glory

Morning glory blooms from May to October, and its flowering time is usually from 4: 00 a.m. to 10: 00 a.m., which is also the reason why it is called Chaoyan. Morning glory has white, pink, purple, blue and so on, there will be discoloration, mixed color phenomenon. It is also very pleasing to the eye to plant morning glory on the windowsill, balcony and other places.

3. The medicinal value of morning glory.

Morning glory has high medicinal value and has a certain effect on diseases such as glomerulonephritis edema, limb edema, constipation, cirrhotic ascites, worms and abdominal pain.

Second, how to plant morning glory?

1. Seed treatment

The seed coat of morning glory is so hard that it takes as long as ten days to half a month for direct sowing to germinate. In order to germinate early, the seeds can be soaked in warm water for a day. At this time, the seeds become bloated and can be sown. The seed that does not swell after soaking in water can gently cut the seed coat, but can not hurt the part of the embryo, in order to absorb water and germinate.

2. Raising seedlings

Petunia chinensis can germinate smoothly in the environment of 20-30 ℃. Therefore, its sowing time is in late April and early May, and it is sown in fine sandy soil seedbeds according to varieties, with moderate humidity and sprouting in about ten days. When the true leaf has just germinated, it can be transplanted into a small pot, which is marked and marked with the variety.

3. Colonization

After the seedlings in the small basin grow two or three true leaves and the root system is well developed, they can be planted in the middle basin, and the base fertilizer should be added before setting the value. Horseshoe and cooked hemp residue can be used as base fertilizer. The development of the root system of morning glory needs temperature, so it is necessary to turn the basin frequently to make the sun shine evenly and make the root system develop completely.

4. Pick the heart

After three or four true leaves of morning glory grow, the central leaves should be removed. After picking the heart, wait for the branches to produce three or four leaves, pick the heart again, and combine plastic surgery at the same time. Add fertilizer appropriately after each heart removal. Be careful not to stain the leaves with fertilizer, so as to avoid the phenomenon of yellow leaves.

If you want morning glory to produce beautiful flowers, you must ensure adequate nutrients. You can also remove the stipules of the bud, which is more conducive to the growth of the bud.